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Indonesia: Hams in Charge
The new president and vice president of Indonesia are both
hams, according to the ARRL, which reports that President Joko
"Jokowi" Widodo is YD2JKW, while Vice President Jusuk Kalla is
YC8HYK. Both were inaugurated on October 20, with U.S. Secretary of State John
Kerry in attendance. Indonesia is the world's third-largest democracy.
Indonesian hams may be called on to help respond to any
possible Ebola outbreak in the country. According to Newsline, an article in
the Jakarta Post reported that amateur radio was an element of a proposed
standard operating procedure being developed in the event that any cases of the
deadly disease reach Indonesia.
